Disable Offline files

A notification will be displayed, stating that "Offline Files is disabled but active. Restart this computer to deactivate Offline Files."

Press OK and then you are asked to restart your computer.

Close any work you have open and press Yes.

After the reboot procedure, both Offline Files and the Sync Center are disabled.

Conclusion

As you can see from this guide, disabling these features is relatively easy. If you would like to learn more about Offline Files and the Sync Center don’t hesitate to read the article we recommend below.

I have a feeling my sync problems arose with new QuickBooks installation. I've been trying to shut this down or delete without success. Followed your procedure and all good until I got to last step and branch is not as you listed for Windows 7; mine reads ....
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